Topic 1: Cooperative Federalism: Constitutional reality or myth Topic 2: Is IAS the steel frame or steel cage?

    Daily Prelims Notes 20 February 2022 Table Of Contents INDIA-USA FTA ASIA’s BIGGEST BIO-CNG PLANT IN MP KISAN DRONES MH-60 R HELICOPTERS NIGHT POLLINATORS FAST RADIO BURSTS (FRBs) DARK MATTER BLACK HOLES EAT RIGHT CAMPAIGN   1. INDIA-USA FTA TOPIC: IR Context- FTA to come into effect by early May, Indian goods to […]

    EAT RIGHT CAMPAIGN TOPIC: Governance Context- Four police stations in the national capital’s New Delhi district have been designated as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for providing nutritious and wholesome meals daily to police personnel at their canteens. Concept- Eat Right India Movement: Eat Right […]

    BLACK HOLES TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, which has a mass 4 million times greater than the Sun, is observed. Concept- Observations showing a roughly dough-nut-shaped cloud of cosmic dust and gas shrouding a supermassive black hole at the centre of galaxy […]

    DARK MATTER TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Astronomical observations suggest that a significant part of the universe is made up of dark matter which interacts with the rest of the universe only through the gravitational pull. Concept- Primordial black holes: One hypothesis is that dark matter comprises a large number of compact objects […]

    FAST RADIO BURSTS (FRBs) TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Astronomers of National Centre of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) in Pune and the University of California in the U.S. have used the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) to map the distribution of atomic hydrogen gas from the host galaxy of a fast radio burst (FRB) […]

    NIGHT POLLINATORS TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Moths vital to pollination in the Himalayan ecosystem, finds study. Concept- About The Study: Moths are widely considered as pests, but a recent study by scientists of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has revealed that these group of insects are pollinators to a number of flowering […]

    MH-60 R HELICOPTERS TOPIC: Science & Tech. Context- The first batch of three MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters contracted by the Navy from the United States are scheduled to arrive in India by mid-July, according to defence officials. Concept- India had signed a $2.2 bn deal for MH-60R helicopters built by Lockheed Martin during the […]